Where does “borg” come from?

borg (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic burgz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-.

borg (Old Norse): A city, town; A castle; Any fortified place

Definitions

  1. A city, town; A castle; Any fortified place

Ancestry of “borg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—

Words derived from “borg”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burgz →
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